On the other side, Yanyang Kingdom

In the pavilion of the Liu Mansion, Liu Qingqian was sitting on a swing chair beside the pavilion, holding a bowl of bird's nest in her hand, eating while chatting with Xu Wanrong in the pavilion.

"Sister Xu, you look much better lately. Maybe it's because Qingqing's case was solved and she was finally avenged, so you're relieved."

"Yeah." Xu Wanrong nodded, scooped a spoonful of bird's nest, and tasted it elegantly.

She flipped through the book in her hand carelessly, looking elegant and calm.

"By the way, Sister Xu, has my cousin the Third Prince come to bother you? Let me tell you, he went to Wanxiang Tower to look for a girl that day and was caught by my eldest brother. He is not a good person, so don't get too close to him."

Liu Qingqian pushed the swing with her feet, and her legs swung back and forth, looking lively and cute.

"Well, I haven't seen him since the poetry reading." Xu Wanrong responded indifferently.

Liu Qingqian felt a little bored when she saw that she didn't respond to him. If it were Ye Wanqing, she would definitely complain to her on the spot, hit her hard, and criticize the scumbag.

"Sister Xu has a very gentle personality, and she's a perfect match for my eldest brother." She jumped down from the swing, sat across from Xu Wanrong, and said, "Hey, I've noticed that my eldest brother has become a lot more sophisticated lately."

"Is there?"

"He used to look so unkempt. He wouldn't shave for days, and his hair wouldn't be combed. His clothes were often stained with blood from corpses, chemicals, and the like. They were filthy."

Xu Wanrong covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled, echoing, "Brother Zhang seems to be a bit radiant lately."

Liu Qingqian's lively almond-shaped eyes fluttered as she held her chin up to her hand and looked at Xu Wanrong, saying playfully, "Sister Xu, do you think he'll suddenly come to his senses and realize that he's 25 and will become a bachelor if he doesn't get married?"

"I have to talk to my father and ask him to come to the Imperial Envoy's Mansion to propose marriage. I don't like anyone to be my sister-in-law. Only Sister Xu is the most suitable." She walked forward, hugged Xu Wanrong's arm, and leaned her head on her shoulder.

"Qianqian, why are you making fun of me again?" Xu Wanrong scolded her, pursed her lips and smiled faintly, with her pure face, she looked like a lotus emerging from the water, very beautiful.

"Sister Xu, just marry my eldest brother~" Liu Qingqian coquettishly hugged her arm and shook it gently, with tenderness in her almond eyes. "I only want Sister Xu to be my eldest sister-in-law."

Xu Wanrong gently declined, "Okay, stop joking."

At this time, Liu Zhang's voice sounded outside the pavilion, "Miss Xu."

"Brother, you are here. We were just talking about you."

Liu Zhang straightened his robes and sat down at the stone table in the pavilion. He said, "Qianqian, tell the kitchen to bring some fruit. I want to chat with Miss Xu in private."

Liu Qingqian nodded in understanding, whispered playfully, "Brother, you'd better seize the opportunity," and left happily.

Hearing this, Xu Wanrong seemed a little nervous and said softly, "What does Brother Zhang want to tell me?"

"Oh, there is something I want to return to Sister Xu." Liu Zhang calmly took out a dagger from his arms. The blade was slightly curled, but it was wiped clean.

Xu Wanrong wanted to deny it immediately, but she saw the word "Rong" clearly engraved on the blade of the dagger. She stared at Liu Zhang in a daze and asked tentatively, "Brother Zhang, what do you mean by this?"

"This dagger is the iron dagger that General Ye was awarded for winning the second place in the hunting ground. The general didn't even give it to his sister. He personally engraved the word "Rong" on you. Do you still remember it?" Liu Zhang looked relaxed, without any sign of anger or jealousy.

Xu Wanrong smiled awkwardly. She took the dagger, gently stroked the curled blade with her slender fingers, and replied, "I accidentally lost it. Where did you find it?"

"It's in the hands of the Third Prince's guard, Yin Xie. He was involved in the murder of a prostitute a few days ago. I happened to see this dagger on him. Perhaps I picked it up by chance, so he asked me to return it to Sister Xu."

Xu Wanrong paused as she stroked the blade, then asked in a cold voice, "Is he the murderer?"

Liu Zhang raised his eyebrows slightly, was silent for a moment, and replied: "The case has been closed. Someone paid a large sum of money as compensation. The brothel doesn't want to pursue the matter any further, and the person has been released."

He paused, then changed the subject, "By the way, Sister Xu, have the Datura seeds from the North Sea Kingdom that I gave you bloomed? Are the colors pretty?"

"I'm too stupid. I've already killed myself."

"That's a shame. I heard that Sister Xu likes to grow flowers, so I searched everywhere for flower seeds. As expected, this is not the climate of the North Sea Kingdom, and it is not suitable for such delicate flowers to survive."

Liu Zhang sighed meaningfully and added, "However, I've read in ancient books that this flower is poisonous and can easily cause hallucinations. It's better to let it die."

Xu Wanrong smiled sweetly and said softly, "But I still have to thank you, Brother Zhang."

"I have official business. See you another day."

Liu Zhang stood up, smiled politely, turned and left.

Xu Wanrong held the dagger in her hand, put away her smile, and revealed a sinister expression. She put away the dagger coldly, and when she saw Liu Qingqian coming over with the fruit, she restored her gentle and kind face.

"Hey, where's my brother?"

Xu Wanrong replied, "He's busy. The Dali Temple has a lot of cases."

"Humph, you said you wanted to eat some fruit, but I personally cut it for you, and now you're gone." Liu Qingqian complained dissatisfiedly, and then asked curiously, "Did he say anything to you? He wouldn't say anything to make you angry again, would he?"

"No, we just chatted about some family matters." Xu Wanrong stood up, found an excuse, and left.

"What? I cut up some fruit, but no one ate it!" Liu Qingqian snorted angrily, stuffing a piece of honeydew melon into her mouth and muttering in dissatisfaction, "Big Brother is really annoying. He likes Sister Xu but he didn't confess quickly. He even sent me away to chat about family matters. He's sick!"

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Marquis' Mansion

With everyone's care, A Rao gradually became cheerful. Although losing her martial arts skills was a big blow to her, she quickly adapted to the job of a personal maid.

In the past few days, Murong Yan moved into the Marquis' Mansion and did not cause too much trouble to everyone.

The only one who felt uncomfortable was Nanny Jiang. She wrote a letter to the Southern Territory to complain to the Marquis and his wife, but the reply she received was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could live in the Marquis' Mansion if he wanted.

It would be fine if it was the Marquis, but why did the Madam also let her guard down? After all, the Crown Prince is a girl, how could she allow a man to live and eat with her in the Marquis's mansion?

Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not at all restless and often made advances towards his own son, which made Madam Jiang doubt his sexual orientation.

Murong Yan often confronted her, always saying that evil slaves bullied their masters, and allowed his own prince to do many outrageous things.

In short, if the Marquis doesn't come back, the Marquis' Mansion will probably be demolished by these two ancestors.